Bible Basics

3. son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and Esau
4. Last NT book
7. aka Saul, was blinded in order to open his eyes to the truth
11. Jesus’ cousin whose role was to prepare the way for Jesus
13. name referring to the first human or humankind
14. any action that violates God’s law
15. an angel told the women at the tomb that Jesus had _______
16. why God gave his only Son, why his son willingly gave his life
17. the one sent from God to save people from their sins
19. young Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and who risked her life to save her people
21. OT book composed of 150 songs, poems, and prayers
23. shortest and first gospel written
24. sold by his brothers, he rose to a high position in Egypt
25. disciple also known as Simon—the Rock
27. first NT book
28. first OT book
31. structure on which Jesus died
32. mother of Jesus
35. built an ark
36. shepherd who became second king of Israel

1. Moses’ successor
2. God changed Jacob’s name to this
3. prophet well-known for predicting the coming of the Messiah
5. second Book of Law
6. where Jesus grew up
8. became “father of many nations”
9. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
10. God sent ten of these to convince the pharaoh to let the Hebrew slaves go
11. took a detour on the way to Nineveh
12. town where Jesus was born
18. part of the Trinity sent to believers during Pentecost (Acts)—Holy ______
20. judge, priestess, worship leader, and preacher
22. he went from floating down the river in a basket to leading the Israelites
26. prophet to the northern kingdom, he was fed by ravens, enraged Jezebel, and was taken to heaven in a chariot of fire
29. followed Elijah as prophet to the northern kingdom
30. father of Joseph, Benjamin, ten other sons, and a daughter
33. daughter-in-law of Naomi, she married Boaz and became part of Jesus’ lineage (David was her great-grandson)
34. mountain on which Moses received the Ten Commandments